Honestly, I didn't want Kavya & Oviya to grow up at all. I thought, growing up will take away most of the fun. I wasn't ready to miss their innocence, their charm, their unadulterated mind. I almost carried away with this idea and even thought of having another baby. But, when that grows up I might end up missing the infant stage again :-). Ohh... No.... This looks bad. Before making things any worse, I realized that my own ideas conflicted the reality. As the kids grew older, the fun never diminished, the laughter still echoed throughout the house, my heart got lighter than ever and above all there was a whole new dimension of life waiting every day! Even when the stages of growth like crawling, taking the initial steps, babbling vanished, the inquisitive questions, the excitement of exploring, the tiny works done by little helpers were still there. Every phase seems like a mystery gift filled with completely new & challenging riddles. Talented moms are solving them easily :-). My anticipation has increased now to watch what they're gonna do next while they grow.
Before the summer came to an end, the kids were relishing it. They were having an extra coating of fun each year they grow up. Now they understood about staying away from running cars, they got the idea of safety limits. It was a lot easier to take them for walks & cycling in the evenings. Our visit to the apple picking farm was a big hit too. Describing the summer days during snowy winter time is making me 'sigh' :-P.
Not every day was sunny & not every hour was perfect. With all the toys spilled around & the scribblings in the walls, neither did the house looked organized nor the cleaning up ceased. But, there were certain things that never changed - the silly, giggly, funny, happy, loving, smiling faces and the warmth & care in our hearts :-).
Raising twins or multiples must be creating perplexing situations for sure. Parents always wanted to keep them in same pace & provide them equal care & equal portions of everything ( love, attention, time, energy ). But, the truth is they are two different persons & treating them similarly is not working out a lot of times. The situations like,
One likes to go to the school & the other doesn't
One likes us to tell a story & the other wants us to throw her a ball
One wants to nap & other wants to run around ( disturbing the other one )
One wants to eat pasta, while the other wants only omelet
(And the list goes on...) will definitely make us crazy :-P.
Whatever it was, both were making all the pieces of my heart smile. Their hearts together carried on conversations as adults could never possibly understand ;-).
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